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Copper wire would not be suitable for use in fame tests due to the fact it would cause the flame to change colour (usually to green). The experimenter wants to observe the colour change produced by the sample, not the wire.

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What color flame would copper produce?

It usually produces a green sort of colour unless you hold the experiment out incorrectly


Can we use copper wire in the flame test?

No, copper wire would not produce a distinctive color in a flame test. The flame test is typically used for metals that produce easily identifiable colors when burned in a flame, such as lithium (red), sodium (yellow), or potassium (purple). Copper does not exhibit this characteristic.


Which element would create a green flame?

This element is copper (II), excepting halides.


Which pair of ion produce similar colors in the flame tests?

To know which pairs of ions produce similar colors in the flame test it is important to know what the pairs of ions are. Without knowing this a person will not be able to know which would produce similar colors in the test.


What color is the flame when you burn copper II chloride?

A: If you put a piece of copper wire on any type of flame (most preferably cooking flames), then you would observe that they produce a green color in the flame. Sometimes, it might give youa blue tinge but if it doesn't, it doesn't mean that there's something wrong with the copper you're using.


Why would it be difficult to determine unknown liquids only be their flame tests?

no one knows That I am so sorry


What happens when a copper wire is placed over a burning candle?

The candle's flame appears to go out, but the candle is still burning. In reality, the coil of copper wire is conducting heat away from the candle flame. If you remove the coil of wire, the flame reappears. Hope this helps!


Where can you get zippo with green flames coming out of it?

Zippo does not sell a lighter that has a green flame. In order to achieve a green flame, you'd have to use chemicals such as Copper Sulfate or Boric Acid dissolved in methanol. You would take the Chemical and Methanol solution and add it to your lighter fluid. Another option is to have a piece of copper such as a wire suspended in your flame. It is best to sand the piece of copper.


What color would copper II nitrate burn?

Copper nitrate is definitely a blue colour, even though copper (II) ions, Cu2+, generally produce blue-green solids and solutions.


What element burns green in flame test?

Chromium I don't know about Chrome, maybe, but Copper definitely does and is the most well known for doing so. So I would say Copper. Copper burns blue-green in a flame test. Thallium burns bright green.


When doing flame tests Li Cl and K Cl both contain Cl so what makes the flame tests different colors?

The flame tests are different because they contain different metal cations. Since the metals were the variable that you changed, you know that can be the only reason why the flames would be different colors.


What causes a green flame?

The flames in a fire burn according to chemical principles, and sometimes the material burned is or has in it a substance that burns with a green flame. There are a number of metal salts that burn with a green flame, and copper may be the most common among them. Think about fireworks. They are burning materials, and the color of the light given off is determined by the materials burned in the particular charge. Who would know more about what color things burn in than the chemist who is responsible for making up the stuff that goes into fireworks? There are packages of "fireplace additives" that are put on wood to give more color to the flames. The same ideas are involved.